The Cubs Lounge: General Team/Franchise Discussion

**waldo7239117** · 02-16-2011, 08:20 PM

Originally Posted by Jntg4

No...
Albert: Cubs
CC: Cubs (he will come cheap

)
Fielder: Cubs (he will play 2B

)
Reyes: Cardinals

No, those sound good. I see Pujols leaving though.

NO!!! Albert for 2nd... Feilder. really.. I like him as a guy and wouldn't mind him at all..

**Jntg4** · 02-16-2011, 08:21 PM

Originally Posted by waldo7239117

NO!!! Albert for 2nd... Feilder. really.. I like him as a guy and wouldn't mind him at all..

You can't spell his name though (Fielder)...

**waldo7239117** · 02-16-2011, 08:22 PM

Originally Posted by Jntg4

You can't spell his name though (Fielder)...

That's what I meant...

**Jntg4** · 02-16-2011, 08:23 PM

Originally Posted by waldo7239117

That's what I meant...

Ya, IK. Just given ya a hard time.

**cubsneedmiracle** · 02-19-2011, 12:14 PM

**Jntg4** · 02-19-2011, 12:16 PM

Originally Posted by cubsneedmiracle

**waldo7239117** · 02-21-2011, 06:44 PM

Jim Callis thinks Sonny Gray would be a perfect fit for the Cubs to take in the draft, if still available.

Despite his smallish 6’0”, 185 pound frame, Gray is a phenomenal athlete with tremendous pure stuff. He displays one of the easiest arm actions around, with a whip-like delivery that allows him to touch the mid-90s with ease, sitting in the low-90s deep into ballgames. He also throws a nasty slider that has touched the mid-80s on occasion, a pitch that is virtually unhittable when it is working as it well as it often does. He also excels at the plate, with a good stroke and intriguing power potential. His athleticism allowed him to star as his team’s starting quarterback as well, leading his team to the state championship game a year ago. If Gray were just a couple of inches taller he likely would be in the three to five range joining prep pitchers such as Tim Melville, Alex Meyer and Gerrit Cole, but since he’s not the short righty stigma persists. He is also a very good student, and has committed to play for Vanderbilt, and program that has found a way to sway some of the top players in the nation away from signing in recent years. Any shorter righty with electric stuff is bound to draw a comparison or two to Roy Oswalt.

He's also 21..

**Jntg4** · 02-21-2011, 07:40 PM

Originally Posted by waldo7239117

Jim Callis thinks Sonny Gray would be a perfect fit for the Cubs to take in the draft, if still available.

He's also 21..

Sounds good, but may not be something to use a high 1st-rounder on.

**waldo7239117** · 02-21-2011, 07:47 PM

Originally Posted by Jntg4

Sounds good, but may not be something to use a high 1st-rounder on.

He may go 6..

**Jntg4** · 02-21-2011, 08:17 PM

Originally Posted by waldo7239117

He may go 6..

All I got is that scouting report.

**X-Factor** · 02-21-2011, 08:33 PM

Originally Posted by Jntg4

What do you define as sucking? I define sucking as under .500. Using last year's WAR values, the Cubs added 2.9 wins this offseason. To be .500, we needed to add 12 wins. That still puts us at just 78 wins. That's sucking in my book.

your math sucks. we finished 75-87...unless 12 games are ADDED to the schedule, 12 wins would equal a record 87-75...and 87 wins would compete in the NL-C.

And, I didn't use any WAR values at all.

**Jntg4** · 02-21-2011, 08:45 PM

Originally Posted by X-Factor

your math sucks. we finished 75-87...unless 12 games are ADDED to the schedule, 12 wins would equal a record 87-75...and 87 wins would compete in the NL-C.

And, I didn't use any WAR values at all.

I was referring to games under .500.

And that was from like 3 weeks ago IIRC, it is old man.

**X-Factor** · 02-21-2011, 08:50 PM

Originally Posted by Jntg4

I was referring to games under .500.

And that was from like 3 weeks ago IIRC, it is old man.

you said we needed to add 12 wins to be above 500...that was just wrong, homie.

**Jntg4** · 02-21-2011, 08:57 PM

Originally Posted by X-Factor

you said we needed to add 12 wins to be above 500...that was just wrong, homie.

And it was forever ago, why bring it back up? lol

**X-Factor** · 02-21-2011, 09:02 PM

Originally Posted by Jntg4

And it was forever ago, why bring it back up? lol

just started at the beginning...saw a post that didn't make any sense...and your negative connotation towards the cubbies gets on my nerves...so w/out looking at the date, I commented.

however, you also have the best post in this thread...so I suppose all is forgiven.

**Jntg4** · 02-21-2011, 09:05 PM

Originally Posted by X-Factor

just started at the beginning...saw a post that didn't make any sense...and your negative connotation towards the cubbies gets on my nerves...so w/out looking at the date, I commented.

however, you also have the best post in this thread...so I suppose all is forgiven.

Which post?

I'm not as negative as I sounded BTW. I had just had to hear a bunch of Cubs fans starting stuff with Sox fans and were claiming that the Sox sucked and the Cubs were easily the favorites to win the World Series, so I was sick of the over-optimism, lol.

**X-Factor** · 02-21-2011, 09:10 PM

http://www.chicitysports.com/forum/208035-post56.html

**Jntg4** · 02-21-2011, 09:25 PM

Originally Posted by X-Factor

http://www.chicitysports.com/forum/208035-post56.html

Oh ya... that.

**Jntg4** · 03-02-2011, 08:42 PM

Levine thinks that Vitters can hit MLB pitching, but not play a defensive position.

**waldo7239117** · 03-07-2011, 11:02 AM

Kosuke for Blanton?? This trade actually makes sense for both teams. The Cubs would like another starter in their rotation that has has success and will be better than Silva. I believe he will and the Phills need another 4th OF and a bench after losing Dominick Brown for some time. This is not a rumor, just a thought.

**poodski** · 03-07-2011, 11:15 AM

Originally Posted by waldo7239117

Kosuke for Blanton?? This trade actually makes sense for both teams. The Cubs would like another starter in their rotation that has has success and will be better than Silva. I believe he will and the Phills need another 4th OF and a bench after losing Dominick Brown for some time. This is not a rumor, just a thought.

No we do not need another starting pitcher. We already are on the border of having too many.

Plus we already have Silva who is basically Blanton.

**poodski** · 03-07-2011, 11:17 AM

Originally Posted by Jntg4

Levine thinks that Vitters can hit MLB pitching, but not play a defensive position.

He might be able to. I still think he is a year out, but yeah his defense is cause for concern.

**waldo7239117** · 03-07-2011, 11:25 AM

Originally Posted by poodski

No we do not need another starting pitcher. We already are on the border of having too many.

Plus we already have Silva who is basically Blanton.

Blanton has had success and I like him over Silva. By a lot. We do have too many but sucky ones. The only 3 I see think would have a chance for the rotation is Cash, Wells and Banton then. With no trade, Cash, Wells and Silva. No one else.

**cubsneedmiracle** · 03-07-2011, 11:31 AM

Hearing right now that we haven't sold a lot of tickets.. Abnormally few compared to previous years..

Yankees, Sox, Cardinals tickets are all available still.

**Jntg4** · 03-07-2011, 12:37 PM

Originally Posted by waldo7239117

Kosuke for Blanton?? This trade actually makes sense for both teams. The Cubs would like another starter in their rotation that has has success and will be better than Silva. I believe he will and the Phills need another 4th OF and a bench after losing Dominick Brown for some time. This is not a rumor, just a thought.

No, we don't need more starting pitching.